In 2011, Swiss TriBe engraved two memorable CDs and made two dreams come true. The first dream was to play as if the band was much larger. Sidney Bechet did the same 70 years ago by inventing the re-recording. In the studio of his friend and RCA boss John Reid, Sidney recorded The Sheik of Araby on April 18, 1941, playing alternately six instruments: bass, drums, piano, clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones. Similarly, Walter Schüpbach, magician of sound, recorded in his studio in Prangins, sometimes simultaneously, Thomas Winteler on soprano and clarinet, Raymond Graisier on vibraphone and drums, Philippe Anhorn on piano and vocals and Stéphane Fisch on bass and bow! The second dream was to figure out what Sidney Bechet and Lionel Hampton could have done if they had been together on stage or in a recording studio. Good music, no doubt! Just listen to the subtle performance of Thomas and Raymond, who are both among the best European ambassadors of their respective masters. Though they could have thought about it during 30 years, Bechet (1897-1959) and Hampton (1908-2002) never recorded together. This gap is now almost filled.

1 Sheik of Araby2 Waste No Tears3 Blues in Thirds4 Just One of Those Things5 Sobbin' & Cryin'6 Perdido Street Stomp7 Laura8 Make Me a Pallet on the Floor9 Breathless Blues10 Never Will I Forget the Blues11 What's this Thing Called Love12 Blackstick13 Really the Blues14 Strange Fruit15 Indian Summer